Roman shade and method of fabricating a roman shade

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EP 0 455 914 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/50

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.11.1991 Bulletin 1991/46

(21)	Application number: 90314237.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.12.1990

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: E06B 9/262, E06B 9/266

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

09.05.1990 US 520932

(71)	Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL NV
	Willemstad, Curaçao (AN)

(72)	Inventor:
	Colson, Wendell B. Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US)

(74)	Representative: Allen, William Guy Fairfax et al
	J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)

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(54)	Roman shade and method of fabricating a roman shade

(57) An expandable and contractible window covering comprising a series of elongated cells (2). Each cell is formed by joining two pleated sheets (18, 19) of material in the area of opposing creases (20, 22). The rear wall (8) of the cell is of less height than the front wall (11) of the cell, and the material of the cell is chosen to be relatively soft and flexible, so that the front wall (11) of each cell droops downwardly and outwardly away from the rear wall at least to the juncture of the directly adjacent lower cell.

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